Rupert Degas
How Do They Do It? (2006)
Season 9
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Released May 6, 2006
Episode 22 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.question-mark-in-title, imdb.question-in-title, imdb.first-person-title, imdb.repetition-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title
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Production Companies: WAGtv
Network: Discovery
S9E1 - Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland
How do they transform rubber into chewing gum; how do they make fish hooks strong enough to catch a shark; and how are the models built at the world's largest...
May 17, 2012, midnight
S9E2 - Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware
How do they build Formula 1 racing cars; how do they make the Leatherman, America's best-selling multi-tool; and how do they create classic Finnish Aalto glassware?
July 12, 2012, midnight
S9E3 - Hats, Longest Road Tunnel, Snake Catcher
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
July 19, 2012, midnight
S9E4 - World In Miniature, Rhubarb
How do they build working miniature airports? How do they design houses to survive hurricanes? How is rhubarb cultivated in the dark?
July 26, 2012, midnight
S9E5 - Almonds, Snowblower
How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed?
Aug. 2, 2012, midnight
S9E6 - Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV
How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?
July 26, 2012, midnight
S9E7 - Guacamole, Swamp Buggy
How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole? How do they build trucks that can cross swamps? How do they make the world-famous Fiskars scissors?
Aug. 9, 2012, midnight
S9E8 - Suspension Bridge, Crossbows
How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes...
Aug. 23, 2012, midnight
S9E9 - Tennessee Whiskey, Nightvision
How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way? How do night goggles work? How do the Finnish relax in 160-degree saunas?
Aug. 30, 2012, midnight
S9E10 - Vanilla, Anchors
How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour? How are anchors for huge ships built? How are 12 million lighters made every year?
Sept. 6, 2012, midnight
S9E11 - Leather Footballs, Mussels
How do they craft footballs for the National Football League? How do they farm mussels? How do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet?
Sept. 13, 2012, midnight
S9E12 - Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics
How are powerful Scania trucks built? How do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime? How is paraffin used to make Gouda cheese?
Sept. 20, 2012, midnight
S9E13 - Guitars, Rope Access
How do they make the finest classical guitars? How do they keep the blades turning on a wind turbine? How do they produce America's ultimate mowing machines?
Sept. 27, 2012, midnight
S9E14 - Liferafts, Mind Control
How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?
Oct. 4, 2012, midnight
S9E15 - Tequila, Steam-Powered Megacity
How do they produce tequila from cactus plants in Mexico? How does New York City run on steam? How do they produce soft ice cream?
Oct. 11, 2012, midnight
S9E16 - Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber
How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
Oct. 25, 2012, midnight
S9E17 - Tennis Balls, Surround Sound
How is NYC supplied with the finest steaks? How do they produce the ultimate surround sound home cinema systems?
Oct. 25, 2012, midnight
S9E18 - Rayon, Snuff, Cola
How is viscose transformed into clothing and cloth? How do they produce the world's favourite fizzy drinks? How do they make traditional English snuff?
Nov. 29, 2012, midnight
S9E19 - Zubrowka, Aerial Cable Car
How do they build the world's most expensive cable cars? How is vodka produced from grass? How do social networks connect people around the world?
Dec. 6, 2012, midnight
S9E20 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming
How do skydiving suits work? How do they produce Surströmming, one of the world's smelliest foods? How do they transform weeds into walls?
Dec. 13, 2012, midnight
Network: Discovery
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 6314 min.
Released: May 6, 2006
Last Air Date: June 22, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+
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